Back in 1945 and 1946, Mr. Andy Reed, the Director of Camp Fuller By The Sea YMCA Camp for Boys, was very interested in Indian lore and had Princess Redwing of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island, and Tarzan Brown (the marathon runner) come to camp and present the customs of the local New England tribes. Mr. Reed found out that I had an Indian heritage. My father’s great-grandmother married a member of the Mohawk Tribe in New Hampshire. Needless to say, back in the old days an interracial marriage was not common and that is why the maiden name of my father’s great-grandmother was used (Hanscomb) I had a background in Indian crafts, Indian dancing and etc., prior to being hired as a Counselor at Camp Fuller while I was a student at Cranston High School (since renamed Cranston High School East).

INTRODUCTION

Camp Fuller in the tradition of thousands of camps across the United States, believing in an Honor Society of campers and staff, has established as part of the ongoing program of the camp this kind of a society. This Manual will contain the history of the organization of the society; the names of the past chiefs of the society; the present roster of members; the requirements for membership in the society; and the responsibilities if the society and the role of the society in camp program.